Kiwi tourist accused of too-dirty dancing
ANew Zealand man is among a group of foreign tourists arrested in Cambodia for what police describe as “pornographic dancing” with young women tourists.
Police in Siem Reap, a town close to the ancient temples of Angkor Wat, said 10 tourists, including Paul Brasch, 32, were due to appear in court.
Police said the group were being questioned so that a case could be submitted against them in the provincial court, the Daily Mail reported.
An expatriate website in Cambodia released scant details from police. The website published a number of photos released by the police showing men and women lying on the floor of a premises together, while other young people, believed to be tourists, looked on.
However, the Herald has learned that these photos could be up to five years old and do not feature any of the accused in the latest incident.
The photos feature an infamous pub-crawl group who take part in games. One game is called “sex positions”, in which people are asked their favourite position and the whole group has to lay in that position until the next is announced.
Police allege the 10 tourists were arrested for “dancing in pornographic mode”.The local authority added: “The competent authorities are preparing a case to submit to the provincial court.” Cambodian police released this photo. The date it was taken has been questioned.
Five Britons and two women understood to be from Canada reportedly were in the group. The Herald has learned the group also included two men from the Netherlands.
Sources have told the Herald the accused were at a party, involving up to 80 people. Party-goers were drinking, swimming and eating when police burst in about 4pm on Thursday.
The three who hired the venue were taken into custody while seven others were picked out from the crowd by police, including Brasch, who was cooking a barbecue.
Brasch, who was born in Auckland but schooled in Taupo and understood to have lived in Hamilton, has been living in Cambodia for about a year.
The group of eight men and two women have been held at the local police station for three days and are said to be confused and worried about any prosecution.
If the case proceeds, they could remain behind bars for up to six months as it is investigated. It would then go before a judge or jury.
They could face from seven days to one year in jail if found guilty of breaking indecency laws.
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